The Texas Supreme Court, in December 16, 2011, reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Shell Oil Company et al, as Petitioners, in an interesting case where the plaintiff sued Shell Oil claiming that the oil company had underpaid on lease royalties using a scheme which was purposely designed to prevent the lessor, a trust of the Ross family, from discovering the underpayment until the statute of limitations had run out. The court, in essence, held that the lessor had had ample opportunity to discover and realize the error, and demand remedy. Read More...
Sean T Beiter
Professional Experience
Mr. Beiter joined the firm in 2009 following 4 years in private practice concentrating in civil trial litigation, business litigation and oil & gas matters in San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. Mr. Beiter began his legal career in the General Counsel Department of United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”). In his 15 years at USAA Mr. Beiter worked his way up through all facets of the insurance operations concentrating in the corporate and finance area including holding company matters, reinsurance, membership issues, securitizations, taxes, licensing, examinations, investments and corporate secretary matters. While at USAA he worked with lawmakers and regulatory authorities in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Details of Practice
Mr. Beiter focuses his practice on oil and gas litigation, including matters such as royalty disputes, production matters, easement, lease, contamination and water issues; also litigation consulting, including budgeting, planning and scheduling. Mr. Beiter also focuses his practice on business matters including collections, business disputes, corporate formation, licensing issues and other matters.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
Member: State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Bar Association.

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